A recent study on bovine influenza H5N1 viruses highlights a critical mutation in the hemagglutinin (HA) protein that shifts the virus's receptor-binding preference from avian to human types. This ...
A California raw milk producer with a history of bird flu contamination recalls is being considered for a key role in the upcoming administration's raw milk policy. Mark McAfee, whose dairy products ...
The UK Government has signed a contract for over five million doses of a human H5N1 influenza vaccine to enhance the country’s preparedness for a potential H5 influenza pandemic. These vaccines, ...
A high pathogenic strain of avian influenza has been confirmed on a commercial rural Otago free-range commercial layer chicken. Tests have identified a high pathogenic H7N6 subtype of avian influenza.
There is a citizens’ initiative in Finland to close all Finnish fur farms, which produce 500,000 foxes, minks, and raccoon dogs each year. As of December 2023, there are 442 member farms operating in ...
Is pasteurization a safe solution for milk infected with the bird flu virus? Does the high rate of infection among dairy herds in the U.S. with the bird flu virus not endanger public health, and is ...
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a second warning to Californians advising against the consumption of raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County due ...